Beth Slatkin

Beth Slatkin is Bay Nature's marketing and outreach director.
Raptor expert Larry Broderick doing what he loves most: spotting birds of prey!

The Romance of Raptors

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Raptor expert Larry Broderick of Sonoma-based West County Hawk Watch has been enamored of birds of prey since childhood. We swooped in to chat with Larry about his favorite predators on the eve of this weekend’s SF Bay Flyway Festival.

Patrolling San Francisco Bay in a Baykeeper vessel

Keeping Watch on the Bay

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When hundreds of surf scoters and other ducks wintering on San Francisco Bay were found coated with a baffling “mystery goo” a few weeks ago, San Francisco Baykeeper was one of the first organizations on the scene.

Cows grazing on wildflowers on Coyote Ridge. Photo: Stu Weiss

Of Cows, Cars, and Checkerspots

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Stuart Weiss, co-founder of the Menlo Park-based environmental consulting firm Creekside Center for Earth Observation, is one of those rare birds who’s managed to connect hard science to on-the-ground conservation on a grand scale. And he started out by just … Read more

Fly-fishing and wilderness guide Jack Harrison casts into the surf.

Fishing the Rip, Part 2

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Jack Harrison, 26, is already a seasoned wilderness and fly-fishing guide and the lead survival instructor at Adventure Out outdoor school based in Santa Cruz. We caught up with Jack as he returned from a morning of ocean fishing at … Read more

Fly-fishing and wilderness guide Jack Harrison casts into the surf.

Fishing the Rip

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Jack Harrison, 26, is a wilderness and fly-fishing guide and the lead survival instructor at Adventure Out outdoor school based in Santa Cruz. We caught up with Jack as he returned from a morning of ocean fishing at Stinson Beach … Read more